Baling-press.



J. S. TUTTLB.

BALING PRESS. APPLICATION FILED JUNE 29, 1908.

945,114. Patented Jan.4, 1910.

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JOSIAH S. TUTTLE, OF KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI, ASSIGNOR 0F ONE-HALF T0GEORGE ERTEL (30., 0F QUINCY, ILLINOIS.

BALINGr-PRESS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 4, 1910.

Application filed June 29, 1908. Serial No. 441,016.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JosiAi-r S. TU'r'rLn, citizen of the United States,residing at Kansas City, in the county of Jackson and State of Missouri,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Baling-Iresses, ofwhich the following is a specification.

This invention relates to baling presses, and my object is to produce ahorse-power press of such character that one man can feed it, controlits operation, effect the completion of the encircling of each bale withwires and tie such wires, and perform such operations in less timeproportionate to the output of completed bales, than two men can withthe ordinary horse-power baling press lacking needles or mechanism forthreading or passing the wires around the rear ends of the bales.

With this general object in view, the invention consists in certainnovel and peculiar features of construction and organiiation ashereinafter described and claimed; and in order that it may be fullyunderstood reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, inwhich,

Figure 1 is a cross section taken on the line 1-1 of Fig. 2. Fig. 2 is aview of the side of the press at which the operator stands. Fig. 3 is atop plan view; Fig. fl: is a horizontal section taken on the line IVIVof Fig. 1.

In the said drawings 1 indicates a reach whereby the power mechanism(not shown) is connected to the baling case 2, provided with the usualtop feed-opening 3.

A side-feed hopper, consists of side bars 4 disposed at opposite ends ofthe said feedopening 3, a vertically-slotted or skeleton end-wall 5, abottom (3 projecting laterally from the opposite side of thefeed-opening from wall 5, and a movable wall 7 disposed above bottom 6,near the feed opening and adapted in conjunction with wall 5 and sidewalls 1 to concentrate and retain the baling material over thefeed-opening so that such material may be properly forced downward intothe baling case, as hereinafter explained. The wall 7 preferablyterminates short of the bottom of the hopper as shown most clearly inFig. 2, and is carried by the movable or swing-arms 8 pivoted at 9 tothe side walls of the hopper, and projecting from said wall 7 and beyondits ends is a pair of arms 10 which are adapted by engaging the upperedges of the side walls, to limit the downward movement of the wall 7.By means of this hopper the attendant with a pitch-fork can stand uponthe ground at one side of the press and place his loaded fork upon thebottom of the hopper and shove it forward until the baling material onthe fork is over the feed-opening, it being understood that as he shovesthe fork forward the material upon it causes wall 7 to swing up out ofthe way and then drop down behind such material so that as the fork iswithdrawn wall 7 serves to effect the removal of the material from it.It will also be noticed that, by having the opposite wall 5, of slottedor skeleton form to permit the tines of the fork to projecttherethrough, the operator can readily dispose the bunch of balingmaterial directly over the feed-opening. By having such wall slotted itmay be stationed nearer wall 7 than would otherwise be possible as theheel of the fork should travel nearly to wall 5 to dispose the bulk ofits load cen trally between said wall and wall 7.

11 indicates an arch erected over the side wall of the hopper at thefront end of the feed-opening and 12 is a retractile spring connected atone end to said arch and at the other to a link 13 pivoted to thecrank-arm 14: of a rock-shaft 15 extending transversely of the balingcase and journaled in bearing-brackets 16 bolted to the case. Shaft 15is also equipped with a crank-arm 17 and secured to the same is a curvedarm 18 projecting under arch 11 and adapted to operate in a verticalslot 4 in the archequipped wall of the hopper.

19 is the presscr-foot of the feeder, secured to the rear end of the arm18 and connected with the latter also by a knee-brace 20, which alsooperates vertically in slot 4.

21 is a link pivotally connected to the rear end of crank-arm 14. and toa chain 22 leading to the power-end of the machine and adapted to bepulled forward by any suitable means (not shown) after each recoil ofthe plunger-beam 23, the said beam being provided with the usual plunger24 to reciprocate in the baling case, which plunger, assuming that thefeeder has been depressed and that, from any cause, it fails to bereelevated by spring 12 at the proper time, will strike the knee-brace20 and force the feeder upward without injuring it. a

25 indicates the usual retainers which proj ect into the baling chamberfor the purpose of preventing the compressed material from following theplunger in its recoil movement, and 26 indicates the folder of ordinarytype and for the usual purpose, the folder being held down in the pathof the baling material by the pull on its crank-arm 27, of theretractile spring 28 secured at its opposite end to the baling case.

29 are blocks secured to the outer sides of the baling case between thelongitudinal slots 30 and 31 is a block secured to one of the 'bars 29as a brace for a needle-guide frame constructed as follows: 32 areuprights arranged at opposite sides of the baling case and connected attheir lower ends to the case by bars 33 and at their upper ends by atransverse bar 34 resting upon the top of the case andv equipped with apair of guides 35 provided with anti-friction rollers 36, the upright 32at the side of the press where the attendant stands being connected tothe adjacent block 29 by a knee brace 32*. In about the vertical planeof rollers 36 and at the side of the machine where the attendant stands,a pair of brackets 37 project, one from the adjacent bar 29 and theother from the lower angle-bar of the baling case by preference, andpivoted to said brackets to operate in a vertical plane, is a pair ofcatches 38, held 'by the retractile springs 39 against the stop-pins 40projecting from brackets 37, the opposite ends of said springs beingsecured to the adjacent upright 32 of the guide frame, and projectingfrom said upright is a pair of hooks 41, for a purpose which hereinafterappears.

A reciprocatory needle-carrying frame consists of a pair of upright bars42 and a horizontal bar 43, the latter extending transversely throughguides 35 between the rollers 36 thereof and having a handle 44 at itsopposite end from bars 42, in order that the attendant by grasping saidhandle may reciprocatesaid frame. At its outer end the frame is providedwith a pair of wire-guide loops 45 and it is also provided with a pairof inwardly-projecting needles 46, the head of each of said needlesconsisting of a pair of horizontal plates 47 spaced apart sufficientlyto easily accommodate a wire and provided with vertically alinedbifurcations or slots 48 having flaring mouths 49. At opposite sides ofslots 48 and connecting the head-plates are anti-friction rollers 50 andnear the extreme point of each needle at the side of the slot 48 nearestthe feeder is a pin 51, which pins in conjunction with. the adjacentrollers 50, form the eyes of the needles, the said needles beingarranged in the horizontal planes of slots 30 of the baling case and ofthe upper ends of the catches 38.

52 indicates a baling wire arranged in operative relation to each needleas'shown in Fig. 4, it being obvious by reference to said figure andFig. 1, that when the needles are caused to move across through slots30, they double the wires extending through loops 45 and the eyes of theneedles and carry the wireloops thus formed, through the baling casebehind the bale ready for wiring, the wires being stretched tightlyacross rollers 50 in this operation so that as the needles emergethrough the opposite sides of the case, the said portions of the wiresbetween rollers 50 engage and push the catches against the resistance oftheir springs 39, as indicated by the arrow Fig. 1, the said springsreturning the catches to their original upright positions within theloops of the wires so that as the needles are returned to their originalpositions, they leave the wires in engagement with the catches, asindicated by dotted lines, Fig. 4. The operator by preference, stops thebaling operation in order to reciprocate the needle-carrying frame asexplained, it being understood that the wires may extend from reels notshown, to the loops 45 and that when the needles are moved across thecase and looped on the catches, the wire feeds from the reels or otherpoints of supply, through loops 45, the opposite ends of the wiresextending along the bale at the side opposite from the attendant andtransversely across between such bale and the preceding bale not shown.After the needle-carrying frame is returned to its original position asexplained, the operator lifts the looped wires off the catches and drawsthe former against the rear end of the bale and forwardly against thenear side of the latter and slips said loops over hooks and in doing sohe draws sufiicient wire from the reels to permit the loops to lap theopposite or free ends of the wires projecting from between the balebeing I wired and the preceding bale. He then cuts the wires at the endsof the loops.by preference, and fastens together the ends of thoseportions of the wire extending around the bale. The next bale formedclamps the free ends of the wires extending from the reels against therear end of the bale last wired and the succeeding wiring operations arerepetitions of those described.

To guard against any possibility of the plunger striking and injuring orbreaking the needles in the event that the operator failed to push theneedle-carrying frame completely back to its original position, I pivotto the baling case at 53, a horizontally operative lever 54, providedwith a V shaped or cam-portion 55 capable of working through a slot 56in the adjacent side-wall of the baling case the opposite end of saidlever being pivotally connected by a link 57 with a bracket 58 securedto the needle-carrying frame. As the needles are drawn across the casethe cam-portion 55 swings through said slot 56 into the path of theplunger, and is of proportion that it will always project into the caseunless the needles are wholly withd "awn therefrom, and consequentlywill be struck by the advancing plunger and pushed outwardly throughsaid slot, thereby avoiding any possibility of injury to the needles bythe plunger, in fact if the operator forgets to return theneedle-carrying if 'ame after drawing the needles through the case, theplunger will strike the cam-portion of the lever and effect the returnof the needles to their original positions, as will be readilyunderstood.

From the above description it will be apparent that a hopper of thecharacter described, eliminates the necessity of a man standing upon thepress to dispose the hay or other material to be baled in properposition to be forced down through the feed opening into the baling caseby the automatic feeder and that the same man who pitchforks the balingmaterial into the hopper after stopping the horse, who, of course needsno driver when trained for the work, draws the baling wires across therear end of the bale to be wired while the plunger is withdrawn andreturns the needles to their original position. He then slips the wireloops off the catches and onto the adjacent hooks which thus serve asgages to determine the amount of wire to be drawn from the reels tocompletely encircle the bale. He then cuts the looped portions of thewires and fastens together the ends of the wires which extend around thebale, performing all of these operations very quickly and withoutassistance, as will be readily seen.

It will be understood, of course, that I reserve the right to make suchchanges in the form, proportion, detail construction and organization ofthe parts as properly fall with the spirit and scope of the appendedclaims.

Having thus described the invention what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

1. A baling press provided with a hopper overlying and communicatingwith the baling case and comprising a bottom projecting laterally fromthe feed-opening of the case, side walls, an end-wall at one side of thefeed-opening and a yieldingly-depressed wall partitioning the hoppe' anddisposed at the opposite side of the feed'opening from the first-namedend-wall.

2. A baling press provided with a hopper overlying and communicatingwith the baling case and comprising a bottom projecting laterally fromthe feed-opening of the case, side walls, an end-wall at one side of theteed-opening, and a yieldingly depressed wall forming a partition forthe hopper and sloping downward and toward the feedopening.

3. A baling press provided with a hopper overlying and communicatingwith the baling case and comprising a bottom )rojecting laterally fromthe teed-opening oi the case, side walls, a skeleton end-wall at oneside of the feed-opening and a yieldinglydepressed wall partitioning thehopper and disposed at the opposite side of the feed-opening from theskeleton wall.

l. A baling press provided with a hopper overlying and communicatingwith the baling case and comprising a bottom projecting laterally fromthe feed-opening of the case, side walls, a skeleton end-wall at oneside of the feed-opening, and a yieldingly-depressed wall forming apartition for the hopper and sloping downward and toward thefeed-opening.

A baling press provided with a hopper overlying and communicating withthe baling case and comprising a bottom projecting laterally from thefeed-opening of the case, side walls, an end-wall at one side of thefeed-opening, a wall forming a partition for the hopper, at the oppositeside of the teed-opening and sloping downward and inward toward saidopening, and arms carrying said last-named wall and pivoted to theside-walls.

6. A baling press provided with a hopper overlying and communicatingwith the baling case and comprising a bottom projecting laterally fromthe feed-opening of the case, side walls, an end-wall at one side of thefeed-opening, a wall forming a partition for the hopper, at the oppositeside of the feed-o ening and sloping downward and inwarc toward saidopening, arms carrying said last-named wall and pivoted to theside-walls, and means to normally support the sloping wall with itslower edge above and spaced from the bottom of the hopper.

7. A balin press provided with slots in the side wal s of the balincase, balingwire-carrying needles norma ly at one side of the case andadapted to move transversely through the same and said slots and in suchaction double such wires to form horizontal loops and carry the loopedportions of such wires through the case and said openings,

catches to be pressed aside by the looped portions of the wires, meansto return said catches to their original positions to cause them toengage said loops, and books at the same side of the press as saidcatches and adapted to receive the loops of the wires after theirremoval from said catches.

8. A baling press provided with slots in the side walls of the balingcase, balingwire-carrying needles normally at one side of the case andadapted to move through the same and said slots and in such actiondouble such wires to form horizontal loops and carry such loopedportions through the case and such slots, catches to be sprung by thesuch loops through the case and said slots, i

looped portions of the wires out of their path and to return to theiroriginal positions but within the loops the instant the latter clearsthem, and means connected to the needles, to be caused by the plunger ofthe press as it makes its compression stroke, to effect the return ofthe needles to their original positions.

9. Abaling press provided with slots in the side walls of the balingcase, a reciprocatory frame provided with needles and with guide eyesoutward of the needles to co operate with the eyes of the latter in supporting baling wires, means to advance the frame to project the needlesthrough the slots of the case and in such action double the wires toform loops therein and carry catches to be pressed aside by the loopedportions of the wires, means to return the catches to their originalpositions to cause them to project through said loops, a lever pivotedto the baling case and provided with a V shape port-ion, and'a linkpivotally eon-. necting said lever with the needle carrying frame, saidV shaped portion of the lever being adapted to project into the case inthe path of the plunger of the press, when the needles are not Whollywithdrawn therefrom.

In testimony whereof I afiiX my signature, in the presence of twowitnesses.

JOSIAH S. TUTTLE. Witnesses L. B. VHERRITT, G. Y. THORPE.

